With news breaking this morning that the ACC is looking to add three long-distance teams, St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino joked that the Big East Conference is looking to go worldwide.
“It’s great that the ACC has added Stanford and Cal,” Pitino said on Twitter. “I hear the Big East is looking to add teams from Panathinaikos & Olympiacos – it’s only a nine hour flight.”
It’s great that the ACC has added Stanford and Cal. I hear the Big East is looking to add teams from Panathinaikos & Olympiacos – it’s only a nine hour flight
— Rick Pitino (@RealPitino) September 1, 2023
Of course, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos are professional teams from Greece. While Pitino was sarcastically joking, he is making a point that the thought of Cal and Stanford joining the ACC is just ludicrous.
